Health · Fox Chase

Fox Chase, KY health

On most measures Fox Chase looks like Kentucky as a whole. It has more adults seeing a dentist (67% vs 58.1%) and more adults screened for colon cancer (75.6% vs 65.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Fox Chase
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 610 people are less certain, so we show Fox Chase's figures without a grade.

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How Fox Chase compares with Kentucky

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Fox Chase adults…

19 of every 100 Fox Chase adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Kentucky: 19 in 100 · too close to call · margin 15.6–23%

Bars show Fox Chase; the black tick is Kentucky. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fox Chase, betterFox Chase, worseToo close to callKentucky
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.8% Fox Chase
KY 39.6%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fox Chase adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Kentucky.

67%
Dentist visit
KY 58%
76%
Colon screening
KY 66%
78%
Mammogram
KY 73%
Getting care

Care in and near Fox Chase

No hospital or community health center in Fox Chase itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERBaptist Health LouisvilleLouisville · 13.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNorton Hospitals★★★★★ · 14.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Health CentersFairdale · 5.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.9 mi
Family Health Centers
7 sites · nearest in Fairdale
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.5 mi
Buechel/Newburg Community Health Center
Louisville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
13.8 mi
Baptist Health Louisville
Louisville · ★★★★★
ER
14.4 mi
Norton Hospitals
Louisville · ★★★★★
ER
14.4 mi
Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
Louisville · ★★★★★
ER
14.4 mi
University of Louisville Hospital
Louisville · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careFox Chase is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFox Chase is not a shortage area
! Mental healthFox Chase's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Centerstone MHCA · need score 18 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Fox Chase. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 5 measures for Fox Chase
MeasureFox ChaseMarginKentucky
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)19.2%15.6–23%18.9%about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours37.8%30.9–45%39.6%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit67%63.3–70.6%58.1%better
Colon screening75.6%71–79.7%65.8%better
Mammogram77.5%69.7–84%72.7%about the same
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Fox Chase door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kentucky figure falls inside it, we don't call Fox Chase better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Fox Chase directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Kentucky figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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